Kirby and the Rainbow Curse has a moldorable clay style that will attract a lot of players, but not all of them may be into the line-drawing strategies of its single-player mode. Luckily for those who desire more of a straight up platformer feel, a multiplayer mode has been announced in today's Nintendo Direct.
Up to four players can join in this new mode, with the first player controlling Kirby and the other three as bandana-sporting Waddle Dees. The player controlling Kirby will still draw lines on the GamePad and roll along as usual, but the Waddle Dees will be able to move independently and carry Kirby around. The Waddle Dees also appear capable of adapting along with the transformations Kirby undergoes in the game, or can at least pick up usable weapons and items along the way.
Amiibo compatibility was also confirmed in the North American Nintendo Direct broadcast, but exactly how the figures can connect was not divulged. Another potential mystery also hides in the game footage, when Kirby briefly takes the appearance of animal friend Rick the Hamster during his transformation into a tank. Could it indicate some form of surprise, or is it just a quick reference? North American players will be able to find out at the scheduled February release, while European players currently have to wait until later in 2015.
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The Rickspiracy.
Don't the multiplayer dudes kind of defeat the point of the game, i.e. not controlling the character directly? I feel like they would make the game a lot easier.
Welp this should mean I'll spend less time cursing at the game...
I never did play Canvas Curse but I am certainly willing to give this one a try! Liking the new art style so far, not as much as Wooly World but this still looks nice too!
The chunky clay is an interesting aesthetic, but not bad at all.
11 year old me didn't have the patience for Canvas Curse but I'm still interested in this. Can't wait to see more.
Thank you Nintneod for the multiplayer. Thought this looked like a good multi game from the start but some people seemed to poo-poo the idea.
And thank you NOA for not calling this Rainbow Paintbrush like NOE is.
And Feb? That's a month date 4 months in advance, even more thanks. My sons birthday is in Jan and he's saving a gift card for this.
This looks much better. Like the multiplayer aspect.
For this game there should be online leaderboards or maybe you should be able to race through courses online. Online course races might be a long shot but it would be cool. The should at least have leader boards. Four different ones representing the amount of players you have. One for single player, then two player, three player and finally four player. I'd assume they'd have regional, national, and worldwide leaderboards.
Canvas Curse sold me on touch controls all those years ago. But despite the great challenge the game was visibly done in a bit of a hurry, with empty worlds, some repetitious if nicely psychedelic background art, and some tinny, unoriginal tunes.
This is the sequel I never thought would materialize, sporting cool new modes, art style and hopefully great sound. I'm pretty pumped for this.
I enjoyed Canvas Curse a lot! Really looking forward to this title. The multiplayer looks fun, I'm glad it's there.
I need this game, loving the visual style.
This is looking better all the time. There were more opportunities in that video to let the claymation feel express itself. I like it. The multiplayer means that we'll most likely be getting this. Kids are big Kirby fans as epic Yarn is the first game they really wanted to fully explore together and played it to death. (Yep, that means an inevitable Yoshi's Wooly World purchase as well — not complaining!)
I'm just not sure...
And just like that those Waddle Dees become even more smug. The sidekick that can literately stand up to the main star. The game's a foot.
This looks good. No long delay BS for Europe Nintendo.
I wasn't that into this when I first saw it, but the extended footage with the asymmetric play has swung it for me, looks like another great game for families. My kids are 2 and 0 so I'm building a library of games for us to play together. Epic Yarn (bought recently), Woolly World and this are just irresistible.
@rjejr What's it going to be called by NOA?
The multiplayer is a very nice touch and adds such a game changing twist into the rainbow mechanic, that it now feels a new kind of game.
I'm surprised that the Waddle Dees are better playables than Kirby, it's usually the other way around.
It looks fun but I'm thinking this will be a pass for us.
@gcunit
NOA - Kirby and The Rainbow Curse
NOE (maybe NoUK?) - Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U/Kirby-and-the-Rainbow-Paintbrush-893013.html
@aaronsullivan - My kids were very excited to see the mutliplayer. This will go on the shelf next to Return to Dreamland and Epic Yarn.
You ever see Platypus? It's 10 years old but the claymation still looks good.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/307340/
Welp the game will be budget priced in Japan so I'm expecting this to be about 40 dollars in the US.
@rjejr I do remember that game, but I never played it. I've done a few hand-drawn animated shorts myself so I have a soft spot for traditional animation styles like claymation. There's a mobile game called Clay Jam that's a fun little diversion and they do a good job of making it feel tactile.
@aaronsullivan - Oh man Clay Jam looks awesome. DLing it on my tablet and my kids tablet now. Thanks a lot.
Later for Europe? Does that mean 1 or more months? This isn't a dialog heavy game, I don't see the reason for it coming much later.
I'm interested in this game as I enjoyed Kirby Canvas Curse and Ivy the Kiwi which had the same type of mechanic. Just hope the retail price is more like Captain Toad's $39.99 price point instead of $59.99.
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